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This aerial picture shows white-clad forensic experts from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office walking inside the alleged organized crime “extermination camp” in the municipality of Tehuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on March 28, 2025.

Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico

At a Jalisco ranch, investigators found bone fragments and three suspected crematoria. Families toured the camp, hoping to find clues about their missing family members.

Apr 10, 2025 / Ivonne Ortiz

Despite the Harris-Walz campaign’s slogans, 2024 was marked by a precipitous drop in Democratic turnout.

The Democrats’ Lost Millions The Democrats’ Lost Millions

The people who really decided the 2024 election are the ones who didn’t vote at all—and they could hold the key to a Democratic comeback.

Apr 10, 2025 / Feature / Kali Holloway

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs after US President Donald Trump signs executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge Trump and RFK Jr. Are Destroying a Generation of Knowledge

The gutting of the administrative state, of the universities, and of expertise is like something out of the Cultural Revolution.

Apr 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

The Age of the Assassination Meme Is Here The Age of the Assassination Meme Is Here

Our online era is being defined by a digital haze of shitpost-y, weirdly specific memes that toe the line between satire and watch list.

Apr 10, 2025 / Alex Peter

US and Mexican immigrant rights activists march through the Arizona desert to draw attention to unjust immigration policies.

What the Birth of the Sanctuary Movement Teaches Us Today What the Birth of the Sanctuary Movement Teaches Us Today

The birth of the sanctuary movement some 45 years ago can teach us a lot about how to respond to today’s attacks on immigrants.

Apr 10, 2025 / Kyle Paoletta

Chancellor designate and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Friedrich Merz casts his ballot on changes to Germany's Basic Law, loosening federal debt and defense spending limits, on March 18, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.

The Labyrinth of European Rearmament The Labyrinth of European Rearmament

The European Union’s rush to increase military spending is as much about appeasing Washington as achieving actual “strategic autonomy.”

Apr 9, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

ICE’s Illegal Detentions and Deportations

ICE’s Illegal Detentions and Deportations ICE’s Illegal Detentions and Deportations

Trump’s attack on legal protests.

Apr 9, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

A poster protests the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil for leading demonstrations at Columbia University on March 13, 2025, in New York City.

The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals

As with earlier Red Scares, Democrats laid the groundwork for the current crackdown on dissent.

Apr 9, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy

The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy

Internal Family Systems has been wholeheartedly embraced by celebrities and desperate patients alike. But is it a science—or a scam?

Apr 9, 2025 / Feature / Jess McAllen

A depiction of Herod the Great.

Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Roman Epic Zora Neale Hurston’s Lost Roman Epic

In The Life of Herod the Great, we get a novel full of intrigue, betrayal, and revolution.

Apr 9, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme

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